Title: Meant to Be?
Author: Requiem of a Dream
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters.
*Harry's POV*
I woke up a little before Severus did and watched him sleep then I rested my head on his chest and listened to his heart beat. I couldn't believe how lucky I was to be laying here with him. If you had told me a year ago that I would be happily married, laying with Severus Snape, in a summer cottage, and six months pregnant, I would have called you crazy and sent you to St. Mungos.
Things change and so do feelings. Somewhere along the line I had stopped hating Severus and I began to love him. I had figured out in my fifth year that I was gay, and I told Ron and Hermione when I thought they could handle it, but I never told anyone else. So when I found out that Severus was my soul mate it was a surprise but not because he was a man, just because he was Severus.
I listen to his heart beat and hear it get slightly faster so I look up and see him looking me. I smile and he asks what I was thinking about. I tell him nothing and he kissed the top of my head. I stood up and walked over to the bathroom to start the shower. As I stepped in I heard Severus say,
"Don't use all of the hot water."
"I wouldn't want to disappoint you." Severus made a little 'hmpf' noise and then I heard his feet padded away.
I washed my hair and body then stepped out of the shower stall and grabbed a towel off the rack. I wrapped it around my waist as best I could but it was a little small for my growing waist. I grabbed a smaller hand towel and dried my hair. I walked out into the bedroom and searched through my suitcase for some clothes to wear. I sat out a pair of pants and shirt to where and was about to put them on when I heard Severus take in a sudden breath behind me. I quickly turn around asked him,
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing. I've just never seen you like that."
"Sorry, I haven't put the charm back on." I said a little embarrassed. Severus didn't say anything he just laid his hands on my belly and looked me in the eyes.
"Harry you have nothing to be ashamed or embarrassed about. At least not around me."
"What do you mean?" I asked trying to act like I didn't know what he was talking about.
"Don't play coy with me Harry. I can see right through it. When I came in here you apologized for not having put the charm back on." I started to say something but he hushed me.
"No don't say anything. You have our son growing inside of you and although most people would ridicule you for loving me and having a child with me you still kept the baby and came back to me. Harry you have given me the one thing that I have always wanted and thought I would never have. A family."
"Thank you." I said not knowing what to say.
"For what?"
"Making me see that I have no reason to hide my pregnancy, from anyone."
"Glad to have been of service. Now get dressed you don't need to be walking around naked."
"You didn't seem to mind last night."
"That is an entirely different case Mr. Potter."
"Mr. Potter-Snape now."
"When did that happen?"
*Severus' POV*
"When I found out that we were getting bonded. I went down to our rooms and wrote Albus a letter to him explaining to him that I wished to take your last name. He sent off for the forms and I signed them. The morning of the ceremony Albus had Fudge sign it after we were bonded."
"It's beyond me how you can sneak around and do some things that I don't know about."
"I guess I've been around you too long." I nodded my head and then left the room to let him finish getting dressed.
The rest of the week passed and Harry and I learned more about each other. I was amazed to find out that he didn't want to be an auror but a teacher, and that he wasn't a spoiled brat as I had always thought him to be. He didn't get much information out of me though and I think he wasn't surprised by that fact.
Sunday morning and I packed up all of our things then made breakfast for Harry and I. Afterwards I cleaned up and then I pulled Harry to my side and we apperated back to in front of the school doors. I summoned a house-elf and had him take our suitcases back to our room. Albus wanted us to go see him when we came back. As I opened the door I realized that Harry hadn't replaced the concealment charm. He had left it off for the week and was used to keeping it off. I leaned down and said to him,
"You know that it's passing period for the students."
"Yeah I know. What's your point?"
"You haven't replaced the concealment charm."
"I know but I don't care they're going to find out anyways."
"Why's that?"
"I'm not supposed to perform the charm after 6 and a half months and that date would be tomorrow the 15th of April."
"It's been that long already?"
"Yes it has, now I believe that Albus wanted to see us." Then he walked into the hall and proceeded to Albus' office. I followed behind and glared at any student that dared to even stop.
As we neared Albus' office door we saw the gargoyle jump aside and Albus step out of the stairwell.
"Severus, Harry, it's good to see you. Shall we move this back to my office?"
"Yes I don't enjoy my fellow students staring at me." Harry said moving towards the door.
"I assume that you and Harry will be getting along now?" Albus asked once we had sat down in his office.
"Yes sir. We've forgiven each other and moved past our faults." I said.
"Good to hear. So Harry how are you feeling?"
"A little tired. But otherwise fine."
"Good and when are you expecting the little one to be born?"
I looked at Harry expecting him to answer but he just clutched his stomach.
"Harry what's wrong?" I asked.
"I think that Jamison is ready to be born."